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Gastric emptying and intestinal transit of pancreatic enzyme supplements in cystic fibrosis

Chris Taylor, P. G. Hillel, Samit Ghosal, M. Frier, S. Senior, W. B. Tindale, N W Read

Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1999 · 35 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Gastric mixing of food and pancreatin may be limited by rapid emptying of microspheres. Patients with high dosage requirements could benefit from changing the pattern of their pancreatin supplementation.

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